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Absolute value, an Uncommon card
In mathematics, the absolute value or modulus of a real number x, denoted | x |, is the magnitude of x measured without regard to its sign.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Absolute value quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Absolute value card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its ______ from zero.
Answer
distance. The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero. From the Absolute value article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
File system. File system 82 · Lie algebra 79 · Potential energy 75 · Absolute value 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Namely, | x | = x if x is a positive number, and | x | = − x if x is negative, and | 0 | = 0.
- For example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of −3 is also 3.
- The absolute value of a number may be thought of as its distance from zero.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Absolute value article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Absolute value
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Absolute value (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Vector: Qef, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
